Local Wiki
Wayne County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- First and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Courtroom, Top Floor, Wayne County Courthouse, 510 Pearl Street, Wayne, NE 68787.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Joni Tietz · (402) 375-2288 ext. 6 · clerk@waynecountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://waynecountyne.gov/agendas-minutes
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district (Districts 1-3). Chairman: James Rabe. Vice-Chairman: Dean Burbach, elected annually by the board.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Wakefield Public Schools · School District
- Wayne Community Schools · School District
- Winside Public Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Lower Elkhorn NRD · Utility District
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries
- Carroll · Village
- Hoskins · Village
- Sholes · Village
- Wakefield · City
- Wayne (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Winside · Village
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026